Testimony of Zejneba Hardaga Susic, Righteous Among the Nations, born in Yugoslavia, regarding her experiences as a Muslim in Sarajevo and as the rescuer of the Cavilio family

Testimony of Zejneba Hardaga Susic, Righteous Among the Nations, born in Yugoslavia, regarding her experiences as a Muslim in Sarajevo and as the rescuer of the Cavilio family German air-raids on Sarajevo, 15 April 1941; destruction and looting of the Sephardi synagogue; escape of her Jewish neighbors, the Cavilio family, to the forests; destruction of the Cavilio's house; return of the Cavilio family to Sarajevo; invitation to the Cavilios to reside with the Hardaga family; Cavilio family obtains forged documents; Hardaga family engages a border smuggler to take the Cavilio family over the border illegally; Hardaga family guards the Cavilio family's gold; escape of the Cavilio family in the direction of Mostar; capture of Mr. Cavilio; his deportation to forced labor sweeping streets in Sarajevo; provision of food by Zayneba Hardaga Susic, along with instructions how to escape; second escape; Cavilio family's life while hidden by the Hardaga family; help to smuggle Mr. Cavilio to the partisans; end of the war. Return of the Cavilio family to Sarajevo; aliya of the Cavilio family to Israel; contact between the Cavilio family and Hardaga family; recognition of the Hardaga family as Righteous Among the Nations.